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and many people thought he was hiding in the mountains of afghanistan, along the border but to find out he was living in this fortified compound in a mansion of luxury with a lot of activity you would think we would have been able to find him sooner. do you think that someone trusted inside his inner circle is the person who actually tipped off american forces? >> yeah, we don't know. my guess would be that what actually happened was there was a human leak of some significan significance. we followed the couriers that were going to and from. when he was finally attacked and killed there were at least two couriers there with him. i think they were the ones that led the intelligence services that found the compound. >> i want to ask you to standby. for those of you just joining us, we continue to follow the breaking news, the announcement that u.s. special operations forces have killed osama bin laden and recovered his body. it is in u.s. custody. i want to show you a brief portion of what president obama said earlier. >> tonight i can report to the american people and to the world that t
and many people thought he was hiding in the mountains of afghanistan, along the border but to find out he was living in this fortified compound in a mansion of luxury with a lot of activity you would think we would have been able to find him sooner. do you think that someone trusted inside his inner circle is the person who actually tipped off american forces? >> yeah, we don't know. my guess would be that what actually happened was there was a human leak of some significan significance....
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slap in the face to the men and women who fought and died in the war in iraq and afghanistan. but clark stood her ground. much as she had throughout a life dedicated to community involvement and political activism. >> lewis was one of the founders way back the, gosh, in the vietnam war days she was one of the draft counselors for the peace center. >>reporter: bob hanson with the peace and justice center and grand parents for peace. 2 organizations clark was involved with. >> loouts is a fighter and grand woman. i cherish having known her. >>reporter: clark involvement in the local community goes back to the 1950s. she was a member of the original lafayette senior recreation center. site that now houses a methodist church. >> she wanted to build a senior housing here in lafayette for seniors. so that they could stay in their community and not have to move away when they needed support. >>reporter: today i spoke with one of miss clark 6 children t.she told me quote of her mother she thought it was really important that we are one world and we all live together in peace. war is n
slap in the face to the men and women who fought and died in the war in iraq and afghanistan. but clark stood her ground. much as she had throughout a life dedicated to community involvement and political activism. >> lewis was one of the founders way back the, gosh, in the vietnam war days she was one of the draft counselors for the peace center. >>reporter: bob hanson with the peace and justice center and grand parents for peace. 2 organizations clark was involved with. >>...
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i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big boss of the whole group, nancy shepherd and carlin coburn in publicity. we met in a little room and i stated my case and they said, this is your first book so you need to listen to a few things here. first of all only 12 percent of nonfiction books make a profit and 2/3 are pre chosen by the publisher. we'd like to put our marketing arm behind us but your having to fight tear riz m to this. since i grew up in africa and worked pakistan for many years you never settle a deal without driving a hard bargain so i said if the hard cover doesn't do well, i'd like the subtitle changed later on for the paper back. julia and our other board relently pounded away month after month. i was in pakistan of december of 2006 and there was a new editor on the book and they said they decided to change the title to one man's mission to promote peace. the hard cover didn't do that well. sold 20,000 copies. while the paper back came out on january 30th o
i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big boss of the whole group, nancy shepherd and carlin coburn in publicity. we met in a little room and i stated my case and they said, this is your first book so you need to listen to a few things here. first of all only 12 percent of nonfiction books make a profit and 2/3 are pre chosen by the publisher. we'd like to put our marketing arm behind us but...
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representative to afghanistan and pakistan, marc roseman. i want to thank he and his wife for greeg agreeing to serve our nation once more. so leon panetta of the defense department, david petraeus at the c.i.a., ambassador crocker and general john allen in afghanistan. these are the leaders that i've chosen to help guide us through the difficult days ahead. i will look to them and my entire national security team for their counsel, continuity, and unity of effort that this moment in history demands. and our people on the front lines, our brave troops, our outstanding intelligence personnel, our dedicated diplomats will look to them for the leadership that this effort requires. i urge our friends in the senate to confirm these individuals as swiftly as possible so they can assume their duties and help meet the urgent challenges we confront as a nation. we are a nation still at war and joined by leaders along side me today, i will continue to do everything in my power as commander-in-chief to keep our nation strong and the american people saf
representative to afghanistan and pakistan, marc roseman. i want to thank he and his wife for greeg agreeing to serve our nation once more. so leon panetta of the defense department, david petraeus at the c.i.a., ambassador crocker and general john allen in afghanistan. these are the leaders that i've chosen to help guide us through the difficult days ahead. i will look to them and my entire national security team for their counsel, continuity, and unity of effort that this moment in history...
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but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle what the heck. not only had i come back, he said you've made two big mistakes. we don't start building before wintertime and if you really want to build school we're going to have to build a bridge first and i hadn't really thought about that. so i came back to america and raised 10,000 more dollars. and then i got back from tack stan and bridge got built and no school yet. i was 38 years old, die hard bachelor and
but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the...
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. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an entrepreneur and a dressmakers because there was nothing else women were to able to do. >> host: the interesting thing is she had never sewn before and became a successful dressmaker. >> guest: in the course of spending years going back and forth in afghanistan writing the book which i really think celebrates the unsung heroines whose stories are never told during the war. what i learned is that she realized pretty quickly on that she was actually sort of lousy seamstress but she was a really good businesswoman, and the seamstresses kept coming to her house, the young and girls who knew the families were counti
. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an...
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and nato forces in afghanistan but it seems like the man with the real. will power from here on out will be the one who isn't losing any numbers of craven is going to be leaving his post at the head of j. start fresh off a successful raid to kill osama bin laden so we'd all u.s. special operations command so we expect more night raids drone strikes and killing rather than be friending and does that mean that counter insurgency as a strategy is yet to discuss this with me as lawrence korb senior fellow at the center for american progress points thanks so much for being here going to be here before we get into some of these personalities who's going to be taken over let's talk about something that happened in kabul today there was a terrorist attack over the moment the numbers are very sketchy we don't know if there were two people or six militants that enter and started shooting we know there was a blast that went off at the intercontinental hotel now this is a place where mostly foreigners visit or reside this is a place where reportedly there may have be
and nato forces in afghanistan but it seems like the man with the real. will power from here on out will be the one who isn't losing any numbers of craven is going to be leaving his post at the head of j. start fresh off a successful raid to kill osama bin laden so we'd all u.s. special operations command so we expect more night raids drone strikes and killing rather than be friending and does that mean that counter insurgency as a strategy is yet to discuss this with me as lawrence korb senior...
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greece just the tip of the iceberg what does that mean for the u.s. a look at the future of the war in afghanistan who's going to be in command of the war effort and what does an attack by the taliban in kabul today really mean then why ask if obama has finally turned in to dick cheney and his legal battle against reporter james rise and or have all that and more parade united but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has missed. you know we've done quite a bit of trash talking on the show about the mainstream media's coverage of the casey anthony trial it's been incessant it's been over the top it's been quite ridiculous to say the least but today's coverage i think takes the cake every single cable news network for at least two or three hours this morning we told her in our office had nothing on it screens but the casey anthony trial they discussed every piece of evidence every little minuscule piece of paper every question and answer i mean it was non stop it was kind of like the rest of the world stopped by casey anthony was the only thing going on. you can believe this but what
greece just the tip of the iceberg what does that mean for the u.s. a look at the future of the war in afghanistan who's going to be in command of the war effort and what does an attack by the taliban in kabul today really mean then why ask if obama has finally turned in to dick cheney and his legal battle against reporter james rise and or have all that and more parade united but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has missed. you know we've done quite a bit of trash talking...
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but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america,
but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america,
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justin ray davis was killed five years ago in afghanistan's valley. >> i come here to meditate, reflect, bring flowers. it's my therapy. >> for family and friends now, who just want to check on those who served, it's a way to stay connected to those they lovenned ar and lost. >> they paid the sacrifice for everyone in this country. that's what's really important. >> at his web site preserve and honor.com, ricky has documented nearly 1,000 head stones in section 60 of arlington national cemetery. he said he would like to attend the naval academy and find more ways to serve the nation down the road. trace? >> trace: jennifer griffin is our national security correspondent. thank you. visiting tornado ravaged joplin missouri for putting elephants to work in the clean up effort. >> take a look. can you see one elephant pulling a damage car with chains. they were scheduled to play at the city's arena this week but after seeing the devastation they enlisted some of their employees and animals to help. we're told some in the city welcomed the assistance but others not so sure. >> it's either ta
justin ray davis was killed five years ago in afghanistan's valley. >> i come here to meditate, reflect, bring flowers. it's my therapy. >> for family and friends now, who just want to check on those who served, it's a way to stay connected to those they lovenned ar and lost. >> they paid the sacrifice for everyone in this country. that's what's really important. >> at his web site preserve and honor.com, ricky has documented nearly 1,000 head stones in section 60 of...
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justin ray davis was killed five years ago in afghanistan's valley. >> i come here to meditate, reflect, bring flowers. it's my therapy. >> for family and friends now, who just want to check on those who served, it's a way to stay connected to those they lovenned ar and lost. >> they paid the sacrifice for everyone in this country. that's what's really important. >> at his web site preserve and honor.com, ricky has documented nearly 1,000 head stones in section 60 of arlington national cemetery. he said he would like to attend the naval academy and find more ways to serve the nation down the road. trace? >> trace: jennifer griffin is our national security correspondent. thank you. visiting tornado ravaged joplin missouri for pututting elephants to work in the clean up effort. >> take a look. can you see one elephant pulling a damage car with chains. they were scheduled to play at the city's arena this week but after seeing the devastation they enlisted some of their employees and animals to help. we're told some in the city welcomed the assistance but others not so sure. >> it's either
justin ray davis was killed five years ago in afghanistan's valley. >> i come here to meditate, reflect, bring flowers. it's my therapy. >> for family and friends now, who just want to check on those who served, it's a way to stay connected to those they lovenned ar and lost. >> they paid the sacrifice for everyone in this country. that's what's really important. >> at his web site preserve and honor.com, ricky has documented nearly 1,000 head stones in section 60 of...
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it certainly makes afghanistan a little bit more difficult. if there is another attack on our shores, in our cities, and perhaps even those of our allies that stem from pakistan and pakistan has been talked to politely, firmly, decisively, convincingly, that this is the interest of pakistan to make sure that these safe havens that cause so much concern for all of us are eliminated and they can do their part. i thought, actually, about a year ago in south waziristan, that they had started, but they have to do more and they have to embrace the idea that there is a much better future, not only with us, but with the rest of the world if, in fact, they join the conclusively join the war against terrorist bases on their soil. >> and they so far, have not. >> i'm not convinced. i think as i said they have done some good things. i very much enjoyed my time as national security adviser with my interlocutors over there. but there was always -- i always had the impression there was just not that -- they haven't crossed that threshold to make that commitm
it certainly makes afghanistan a little bit more difficult. if there is another attack on our shores, in our cities, and perhaps even those of our allies that stem from pakistan and pakistan has been talked to politely, firmly, decisively, convincingly, that this is the interest of pakistan to make sure that these safe havens that cause so much concern for all of us are eliminated and they can do their part. i thought, actually, about a year ago in south waziristan, that they had started, but...
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citizens and pakistan or afghanistan more clotly. >> certainly. many of the more successful plots, whether it be the times square bomber, what have you, these people have connectivity back in pakistan. they're being monitored, about you clearly for those people honestly sending things back and forth it's not a problem. but authorities are looking on both sides of the border for these types of connections back to terrorist organizations. >> michael, thank you. great to see you this morning. >> thank you. >>> to the south now where diverted water from the mississippi river is threatening to devastate eight rural parishes in louisiana sacrificed to save baton rouge and new orleans. the army corps of engineers opened two more floodgates last night. look at this. sending 40,000 cubic feet of water gushing toward the flood path each second. areas expecting to be inundated have turned into ghost towns following mandatory evacuations. 13,000 buildings lie in the spillway. 25,000 people could be left homeless and 3 million acres of land could be under up t
citizens and pakistan or afghanistan more clotly. >> certainly. many of the more successful plots, whether it be the times square bomber, what have you, these people have connectivity back in pakistan. they're being monitored, about you clearly for those people honestly sending things back and forth it's not a problem. but authorities are looking on both sides of the border for these types of connections back to terrorist organizations. >> michael, thank you. great to see you this...
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>>> a memorial service will be held today for a soldier with ties to the bay area who was killed in afghanistan. navy s.e.a.l. kevin houston was killed during ad mission while supporting trips being attacked by the taliban earlier this month. houston was buried at a private funeral in virginia. his family in san jose will hold a public memorial service in his honor today at the village country club golf course and auditorium in san jose at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> a san francisco giant who became a world series hero is helping out the family of two fallen heroes. outfielder cody ross and his wife are hosting a fundraiser later today. they are teaming up with the group uncork for a cause to raise money for the father and mother lis of firefighter vincent perez and paramedic anthony balerio killed in june. the charity event will be held at a fair mont hotel in san francisco 6:30 tonight. an auction of several limited edition wines and sports collectibles as well. >>> thank you so much for joining us for your local news this morning. more local news for you in just about an hour. no "today in the
>>> a memorial service will be held today for a soldier with ties to the bay area who was killed in afghanistan. navy s.e.a.l. kevin houston was killed during ad mission while supporting trips being attacked by the taliban earlier this month. houston was buried at a private funeral in virginia. his family in san jose will hold a public memorial service in his honor today at the village country club golf course and auditorium in san jose at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> a san...
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servicemen returning from iraq and afghanistan, particularly u.s. army and marine corps personnel. >> the 27-year-old was also targeting police cars, a police station and postal facilities. he lived with his mother and uncle in this apartment building. >> i'm sorry about what my son did. i didn't taught him to do this. >> his mother said her son made a mistake and now must face justice. >> everybody has to pay. >> reporter: says the case against his client is not as strong as prosecutors claim. he will face state charges, not federal terrorism charges. in new york, randall. >>> the associated press is reporting the fbi didn't pursue against him believing he didn't have the predisposition or ability to carry out the plot. >>> a woman is arrested for allegedly giving illegal buttock buttocks implants, was hospitalized. the dancer told police she met she hadly on the block and then had the procedure done. police think he bought the -- from home improvement stores. >>> a huge group of teens steal from a montgomery county store. about 50 teens rushed ins
servicemen returning from iraq and afghanistan, particularly u.s. army and marine corps personnel. >> the 27-year-old was also targeting police cars, a police station and postal facilities. he lived with his mother and uncle in this apartment building. >> i'm sorry about what my son did. i didn't taught him to do this. >> his mother said her son made a mistake and now must face justice. >> everybody has to pay. >> reporter: says the case against his client is not...
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the presence of nato forces in afghanistan in those of the eyes of forces in afghanistan since then there has been a steady. strengthening and improved been relations primarily because russia understood the need for of council instability the need for of against us progress into a silver reliant country and and and government president karzai has also said that he would like to rely on help from washington why went one way or another even after the withdrawal of u.s. troops from the country. or we'll bring you our eggs collusive interview with the afghan media in around twenty five minutes time am it's also available right now though on our website at www dot com. on russia suffers the most from the consequences of afghanistan's a drug production one narcotic the expert has told r.t. that is keen to play a greater role in stopping the trafficking because western forces have failed to solve the problem. russia has changed its tactics at the beginning of the counterterrorist operation a few years ago russia hoped that international forces could crush extramusical and get its. russian offici
the presence of nato forces in afghanistan in those of the eyes of forces in afghanistan since then there has been a steady. strengthening and improved been relations primarily because russia understood the need for of council instability the need for of against us progress into a silver reliant country and and and government president karzai has also said that he would like to rely on help from washington why went one way or another even after the withdrawal of u.s. troops from the country. or...
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the presence of nato forces in afghanistan in those of the eyes of forces in afghanistan since then there has been a steady. strengthening and improved been you know relations primarily because russia understood the need for afghans on stability the need for of councils progress into a self reliant country. and. president karzai was so sad that he would like to rely on help from washington why with one way or another even after the withdrawal of u.s. troops from the country i can't tell you many thanks for the updates are to tell you no they're reporting to us on the last trip yeah cause i see many. and we'll have an exclusive interview with the afghan leader in an hour's time here on r.c. all conway that log on to our web site com and see it right now for a different perspective altogether on president karzai that are now joined by you got a lot of from these you to well the call to me on international relations but it has of being with us here on r.t. and i posed to me that if there are one hundred calls they said that drugs trafficking was the top priority that both countries needed to
the presence of nato forces in afghanistan in those of the eyes of forces in afghanistan since then there has been a steady. strengthening and improved been you know relations primarily because russia understood the need for afghans on stability the need for of councils progress into a self reliant country. and. president karzai was so sad that he would like to rely on help from washington why with one way or another even after the withdrawal of u.s. troops from the country i can't tell you...
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peace for afghanistan a stable afghanistan afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the near new birds a country that would progress into a better economy. better living standards would be. children who are deprived of education for so many decades we would have a chance to go to school some of those are. some of them have not been so. so that was my my aspiration at the time but what would you say precisely seven years or what are you meant to achieve and where did you fail maybe you managed to achieve a better economy we were more than twenty universities right now term vision channel. a construction industry and afghan flag flying all around the world an independent sovereign of. the rest of the work of course one of the greatest aspirations of us security for the afghan people peace for the afghan people for the whole country has not come and that is our continued effort and struggle for the past couple of years sir you have been subject to much criticism both personal and professional how do you deal with it. well i was the talk very stron
peace for afghanistan a stable afghanistan afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the near new birds a country that would progress into a better economy. better living standards would be. children who are deprived of education for so many decades we would have a chance to go to school some of those are. some of them have not been so. so that was my my aspiration at the time but what would you say precisely seven years or what are you meant to achieve and where did you fail maybe...
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that they are very much aware of the history of afghanistan that they can. penetrate the american city called the ring of steel around kabul and that there is no place in afghanistan where they cannot go and now we've had the president president karzai brother was killed the most important military leader in the north or policeman in the north was killed and we had the recent assassination of bernama dean rabbani who is a former president of afghanistan which means in the eyes of every afghan the americans and their allies are not succeeding the place is dangerously low and if i can jump. i mean yes having said all that it has been some of somewhat of a success after all some a bit modern is dead and that was the goal going into this wasn't it. that was our original goal correct but he was in pakistan wasn't he and he was perhaps very closely allied or at least protected by some parts of the afghan made the pakistani military political establishment afghanistan is the key here the united states does not want as i mentioned earlier pakistan to once again as i
that they are very much aware of the history of afghanistan that they can. penetrate the american city called the ring of steel around kabul and that there is no place in afghanistan where they cannot go and now we've had the president president karzai brother was killed the most important military leader in the north or policeman in the north was killed and we had the recent assassination of bernama dean rabbani who is a former president of afghanistan which means in the eyes of every afghan...
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seto al qaeda never recover their base in afghanistan. people say there's only 16 members and 350 in pakistan. that is true but also irrelevant. it has always been a small group. there were only 200 don 9/11 but before that was a country at their disposal and thousands of people to go through the training camps and to focus only on what is headquartered or had a major operation in afghanistan before the taliban. so if they came back it would not just the al qaeda but the alphabet soup the root liberation front and the list goes on to be welcome back into the fold. >> host: absolutely. what about the decision to invade our iraq? that was a more controversial decision than to go into afghanistan and you are very critical about the invasion of iraq to say by any rational standard, the country did not pose a threat to the united states. i agree and i think you're on the money in terms of a lack of preparation and the way they focused on iraq is true but i cannot think that with any rational standards it could not impose a threat when this was
seto al qaeda never recover their base in afghanistan. people say there's only 16 members and 350 in pakistan. that is true but also irrelevant. it has always been a small group. there were only 200 don 9/11 but before that was a country at their disposal and thousands of people to go through the training camps and to focus only on what is headquartered or had a major operation in afghanistan before the taliban. so if they came back it would not just the al qaeda but the alphabet soup the root...